Vehicle stopping apparatus

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a vehicle stopping apparatus including tire infiltration units configured to come into contact with and infiltrate into a tire and a stop plate connected to one side of the tire infiltration units, wherein when the tire is rotated, the stop plate is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of at least one of the tire infiltration units and collides with a vehicle body, thereby completely preventing a vehicle from running away.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a vehicle stopping apparatus includingtire infiltration units configured to come into contact with andinfiltrate into a tire and a stop plate connected to one side of thetire infiltration units, wherein when the tire is rotated, the stopplate is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of at least one of thetire infiltration units and collides with a vehicle body, therebycompletely preventing a vehicle from running away.

BACKGROUND ART

Generally, for vehicle stopping apparatuses used in sobriety tests,etc., there is widely used a method in which a spike strip provided witha plurality of iron needles is deployed on a road surface so that a tireis punctured when a vehicle passes through a checkpoint while ignoringinspection, thereby preventing the vehicle from running normally.

The use of the conventional spike strip has an advantage of making itpossible to prevent a vehicle from running away by preventing the normalrunning of the vehicle. However, steering ability is temporarily lostwhen a tire is broken, and thus a problem arises in that a secondaryaccident may be caused when a vehicle is forcibly driven in the state inwhich the tire has been broken. Furthermore, recently, a vehicle capableof running at a constant speed even when a tire is punctured has beendeveloped. Therefore, another problem arises in that a vehicle cannot becompletely prevented from running away by simply puncturing a tire.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The present invention has been conceived to overcome the above-describedproblems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehiclestopping apparatus including tire infiltration units configured to comeinto contact with and infiltrate into a tire and a stop plate connectedto one side of the tire infiltration units, wherein when the tire isrotated, the stop plate is rotated in conjunction with the rotation ofat least one of the tire infiltration units and collides with a vehiclebody, thereby completely preventing a vehicle from running away.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to theabove-described object, and other objects that are not mentioned abovebut are based on the specific configurations of the following solutionsor embodiments will be clearly understood by those having ordinaryknowledge in the art from the following description.

Technical Solution

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention providesa vehicle stopping apparatus, including: tire infiltration unitsconfigured to come into contact with and infiltrate into a tire, and astop plate connected to one side of the tire infiltration units; whereinwhen the tire is rotated, the stop plate is rotated in conjunction withthe rotation of at least one of the tire infiltration units and collideswith a vehicle body, thereby preventing a vehicle from moving forward.

In the above case, each of the tire infiltration units may include atire contact unit configured to be pressed and lowered by contact withthe tire, a case configured to accommodate the tire contact unittherein, and a tire stop unit installed inside the case and configuredto be rotated by the tire contact unit; the tire contact unit mayinclude a pointed head part configured to come into contact with andinfiltrate into the tire and formed such that an end thereof in thedirection of the tire is pointed, a cooperative operation bar disposedbelow the pointed head part and formed in a bar shape, and a column partdisposed below the cooperative operation bar; and the cooperativeoperation bar and the column part may be lowered by the lowering of thepointed head part, and the tire stop unit may be rotated and projectedout of the case in conjunction with the lowering of the cooperativeoperation bar.

In the above case, the case may include a case body formed such that theshape thereof is hollow and the top thereof is open, and a plurality offirst openings formed in one side of the case body in a circumferentialdirection; the tire stop unit may include stop bars rotatably fastenedto the side walls of the first openings and bent at a specific angle;and the cooperative operation bar and the column part may be lowered bythe lowering of the tire contact unit, and the first sides of the stopbars may be caught and rotated downward by the lowering of thecooperative operation bar and the remaining sides of the stop bars maybe projected through the first openings of the case body and enter theinside of the tire.

In the above case, first protrusion bar units and second protruding barunits are installed in the column part, and the case body comprisessecond openings formed below the first openings and receptiondepressions depressed from an inside surface of the case body; the firstprotrusion bar units may be disposed in a horizontal direction, and mayinclude respective first protruding bars configured to be inserted intofirst seat depressions formed in the column part and to be projected outof the case via the second openings; the second protruding bar units maybe disposed in a horizontal direction, and may each include a secondprotruding bar configured to be inserted into a corresponding one of thesecond seat depressions formed in the column part and a second elasticunit provided between the bottom surface of the second seat depressionand the second protruding bar and configured to press the secondprotruding bar; the second openings may have a predetermined height in aheight direction so that the first protruding bars are selectivelylifted and lowered in the state of being projected out of the secondopenings while being lowered in conjunction with the lowering of thecolumn part; and the second protruding bars may reach the receptiondepressions and be inserted into the reception depressions while beinglowered in conjunction with the lowering of the column part.

In the above case, the cooperative operation bar may be formed in across shape, and the first openings formed in the case may be four innumber; the second protruding bar units provided in the column part maybe installed at lower locations than the first protrusion bar units andbe disposed in intersecting directions; and an elastic support portionmay be disposed on the bottom of the column part.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become moreapparent from on the following detailed description based on theaccompanying drawings.

Prior to the detailed description, it should be noted that the terms orwords used in the present specification and the attached claims shouldnot be interpreted as being limited to common or dictionary meanings andthe technical terms used in the present specification of the presentinvention are used merely to describe specific embodiments based on theprinciple that an inventor may appropriately define the concepts ofterms in order to describe his or her invention in the best way and arenot intended to limit the present invention.

Furthermore, each singular expression used herein includes a pluralexpression, unless otherwise stated in the context. In the presentapplication, the term “have,” “include,” or the like should notnecessarily be construed as including all components or steps describedherein, may not include some of them or may further include one or moreadditional components or steps, and should be construed as having ameaning or concept suitable for technical spirit.

Advantageous Effects

According to the above-described present invention, there is achievedthe effect of completely preventing a vehicle from running away.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic diagrams of a vehicle stopping apparatusaccording to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle stopping apparatusaccording to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken along lines A-A and B-B of FIG.3; and

FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views taken along lines A-A and B-B ofFIG. 3.

MODE FOR INVENTION

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described indetail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case,the thicknesses of lines, the sizes of components, etc. shown in thedrawings may be exaggerated for the sake of clarity and convenience ofdescription.

Furthermore, terms that will be described later are terms that aredefined by taking into account their functions in the present invention,and may vary depending on a user, the intention of an operator, orpractice. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made basedon the context of the overall present specification.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle stopping apparatus 1 according to anembodiment of the present invention includes tire infiltration units 10configured to come into contact with and infiltrate into a tire and astop plate 20 connected to one side of the tire infiltration units 10.Via this configuration, when a tire T is rotated, the stop plate 20 isrotated in conjunction with the rotation of at least one of the tireinfiltration units 10 and collides with a vehicle body C, therebypreventing a vehicle from running away.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of tire infiltration units 10 may beinstalled on a base 400 in a lengthwise direction, and the stop plate 20may be connected to the base 400 by connection members 30, such asconnection pins or the like.

Via this configuration, when a vehicle that runs away runs over at leastone of the tire infiltration units 10 according to the presentinvention, the tire infiltration unit 10 enters the inside of the tire,as described above. The tire infiltration unit 10 is also rotated by therotation of the tire, and accordingly the stop plate 20 is also rotated.As the stop plate 20 is rotated, the stop plate 20 is stuck in thevehicle body of a vehicle, and thus the rotation of the stop plate 20 isstopped. Therefore, the forward movement of the vehicle is prevented.

The stop plate 20 may use various configurations, and may use, forexample, a Hercules wire rope or the like. The purpose of the stop plate20 is to be caught on a vehicle and prevent the vehicle from movingforward, as described above. As long as the above purpose is achieved,the stop plate 20 falls within the scope of the present invention evenwhen it uses other configurations.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, each of the tire infiltration units 10includes a tire contact unit 100 configured to be pressed and lowered bycontact with a tire, a case 200 configured to accommodate the tirecontact unit 100 therein, and a tire stop unit 300 installed inside thecase 200 and configured to be rotated by the tire contact unit 100.

The tire contact unit 100 includes a pointed head part 110 configured tocome into contact with and infiltrate into the tire and formed such thatan end thereof in the direction of a tire is pointed, a cooperativeoperation bar 120 disposed below the pointed head part 110 and formed ina bar shape, and a column part 130 disposed below the cooperativeoperation bar 120. In other words, as shown in the drawings, the pointedhead part 110 is formed to be pointed in the direction of a tire, i.e.,a direction toward the tops of the drawings. When a tire runs over thepointed head part 110, the pointed head part 110 enters the inside ofthe tire. The cooperative operation bar 120 and the column part 130 areformed below the pointed head part 110. When a tire runs over thepointed head part 110, the pointed head part 110, the cooperativeoperation bar 120, and the column part 130 are lowered by apredetermined height. When the column part 130 comes into contact withthe bottom surface of the inside of the case 200, the above lowering isstopped and the pointed head part 110 enters the inside of the tire, asdescribed above.

In other words, the cooperative operation bar 120 and the column part130 are lowered by the lowering of the pointed head part 110, and thetire stop unit 300 is rotated and projected out of the case 200 inconjunction with the lowering of the cooperative operation bar 120. Thetire stop unit 300 is stuck in a tire, and thus the tire infiltrationunit 10 is stuck inside the tire.

The case 200 includes a case body 210 formed such that the shape thereofis hollow and the top thereof is open, and a plurality of first openings220 formed in one side of the case body 210 in a circumferentialdirection. As described above, the pointed head part 110, thecooperative operation bar 120, and the column part 130 are accommodatedinside the case body 210.

The tire stop unit 300 includes stop bars 310 rotatably fastened to theside walls of the first openings 220 and bent at a specific angle. Inthis case, the cooperative operation bar 120 and the column part 130 arelowered by the lowering of the tire contact unit 100, and the firstsides of the stop bars 310 are caught and rotated downward by thelowering of the cooperative operation bar 120 and the remaining sides ofthe stop bars 310 are projected through the first openings 220 of thecase body 230 and enter the inside of a tire.

Each of the stop bars 310 includes a stop bar body 311 bent at aspecific angle. A through hole 312 is formed in the stop bar body 311,and a pin P is inserted into the through hole 312. The pin P is alsoinserted into a reception hole 221 formed in the side walls of the firstopening 220. Via this configuration, the stop bar 310 is rotatablyinstalled on the side walls.

As shown in the drawings, the stop bar body 311 includes a horizontalportion 311-1 formed in a horizontal direction, and a vertical portion311-2 bent downward at an end of the horizontal portion 311-1 in thedirection of the outside of the case 200. The through hole 312 is formedin a portion where the horizontal portion 311-1 and the vertical portion311-2 are connected to each other. A portion of the horizontal portion311-1 in the direction of the inside of the case 200 is caught by thelowering of the cooperative operation bar 120. When the portion of thehorizontal portion 311-1 in the direction of the inside of the case 200is pushed downward, the stop bar body 311 is rotated around the pin P,and the bottom end of the vertical portion 311-2 is rotated upward andis projected through the first opening 220 in the direction of theoutside of the case 200.

First protrusion bar units 140 and second protruding bar units 150 areinstalled in the column part 130. Furthermore, the case body 210includes second openings 230 formed below the first openings 220, andreception depressions 240 depressed from the inside surface of the casebody 210. The first protruding bar units 140 and the second protrudingbar units 150 may be installed at the same height, in which case thesecond openings 230 and the reception depressions 240 may be alsoinstalled at the same height. It will be apparent that the secondprotruding bar units 150 may be installed at lower locations than thefirst protruding bar units 140, as shown in the drawings, in which casethe reception depressions 240 may be formed at lower locations than thesecond openings 230.

The first protrusion bar units 140 are disposed in a horizontaldirection, and include respective first protruding bars 141 configuredto be inserted into first seat depressions 132 formed in the column part130. The first protruding bars 141 are projected out of the case 200 viathe second openings 230.

The second protruding bar units 150 are disposed in a horizontaldirection, and each include a second protruding bar 151 configured to beinserted into a corresponding one of the second seat depressions 133formed in the column part 130 and a second elastic unit 152 providedbetween the bottom surface of the second seat depression 133 and thesecond protruding bar 151 and configured to press the second protrudingbar 151. In other words, the second protruding bars 151 of the secondprotruding bar units 150 press the inside surface of the case body 210,are lowered in conjunction with the lowering of the column part 130, andreach the height of the reception depressions 240 and are inserted intothe reception depressions 240.

The second openings 230 have a predetermined height in a heightdirection so that the first protruding bars 141 are selectively liftedand lowered in the state of being projected out of the second openings230 while being lowered in conjunction with the lowering of the columnpart 130. In other words, when the pointed head part 110 enters theinside of a tire, the column part 130 is lowered and the stop bar 310 isrotated by the cooperative operation bar 120. In this case, when thedisplacement over which the column part 130 is lowered is insufficient,the angle around which the stop bars 310 are rotated is insufficient,and thus there is a case where the vertical portions 311-2 of the stopbars 310 are not projected in the direction of the outside of the case200.

In order to eliminate this concern, the second openings 230 throughwhich the first protruding bars 141 pass have a specific height. Inother words, when the pointed head part 110 enters the inside of a tire,the tire presses the first protruding bars 141. The column part 130 islowered by the lowering of the first protruding bars 141, and thecooperative operation bar 120 is also lowered. Via this configuration,the angle around which the stop bars 310 are rotated can be sufficientlysecured.

While being lowered in conjunction with the lowering of the column part130 as described above, the second protruding bars 151 reach thereception depressions 240, and are inserted into the receptiondepressions 240. Via this configuration, the lowered column part 130 isfastened and prevented from being lifted back.

The cooperative operation bar 120 is intended to rotate the stop bars310 as described above, and may be formed in a cross shape. Accordingly,four first openings 220 may be formed in the case 200 and four stop bars310 may be also formed, and thus the stop bars 310 may be rotatedthrough the respective first openings 220.

Meanwhile, the second protruding bar units 150 provided in the columnpart 130 are installed at lower locations than the first protrusion barunits 140, and the second protruding bar units 150 and the firstprotrusion bar units 140 are disposed in intersecting directions. Forexample, when the first protruding bars 140 are disposed in thefront-back direction of the drawings, the second protruding bars 150 maybe disposed in a left-right direction.

Furthermore, an elastic support portion 160, such as a spring or thelike, is disposed below the column part 130, and elastically supportsthe bottom of the column part 130.

Meanwhile, the vehicle stopping apparatus according to the presentinvention further includes an information communication unit (not shown)provided inside the case 200 and configured to store detectioninformation regarding the lowering of the column part 130 and totransmit the detection information to a user.

In this case, the information communication unit includes a separatedetection sensor, and transmits information related to the fact that thepointed head part 110 has been inserted into a tire and informationrelated to the type of vehicle based on the degree of the insertion viathe degree to which the column part 130 has been lowered.

In this case, the detection sensor is configured in the form of a loadcell, is connected to the first protruding bars 140, and detects thedegree to which the first protruding bars 140 have been lowered.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described withreference to the accompanying drawings, it will be appreciated by thosehaving ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present inventionpertains that the present invention may be practiced in other specificforms without changing the technical spirit or essential feature of thepresent invention.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be construed to beillustrative and non-limitative in all aspects, the range of the presentinvention described in the detailed description should be defined by theattached claims, and all alterations or modified forms derived from themeanings and ranges of the claims and equivalents thereto should beconstrued to fall within the scope of the present invention.

1. A vehicle stopping apparatus, comprising: tire infiltration unitsconfigured to come into contact with and infiltrate into a tire, and astop plate connected to one side of the tire infiltration units; whereinwhen the tire is rotated, the stop plate is rotated in conjunction withrotation of at least one of the tire infiltration units and collideswith a vehicle body, thereby preventing a vehicle from moving forward.2. The vehicle stopping apparatus of claim 1, wherein: each of the tireinfiltration units comprises a tire contact unit configured to bepressed and lowered by contact with the tire, a case configured toaccommodate the tire contact unit therein, and a tire stop unitinstalled inside the case and configured to be rotated by the tirecontact unit; the tire contact unit comprises a pointed head partconfigured to come into contact with and infiltrate into the tire andformed such that an end thereof in a direction of the tire is pointed, acooperative operation bar disposed below the pointed head part andformed in a bar shape, and a column part disposed below the cooperativeoperation bar; and the cooperative operation bar and the column part arelowered by lowering of the pointed head part, and the tire stop unit isrotated and projected out of the case in conjunction with the loweringof the cooperative operation bar.
 3. The vehicle stopping apparatus ofclaim 2, wherein: the case comprises a case body formed such that ashape thereof is hollow and a top thereof is open, and a plurality offirst openings formed in one side of the case body in a circumferentialdirection; the tire stop unit comprises stop bars rotatably fastened toside walls of the first openings and bent at a specific angle; and thecooperative operation bar and the column part are lowered by lowering ofthe tire contact unit, and first sides of the stop bars are caught androtated downward by the lowering of the cooperative operation bar andremaining sides of the stop bars are projected through the firstopenings of the case body and enter an inside of the tire.
 4. Thevehicle stopping apparatus of claim 2, wherein: first protrusion barunits and second protruding bar units are installed in the column part,and the case body comprises second openings formed below the firstopenings and reception depressions depressed from an inside surface ofthe case body; the first protrusion bar units are disposed in ahorizontal direction, and comprises respective first protruding barsconfigured to be inserted into first seat depressions formed in thecolumn part and to be projected out of the case via the second openings;the second protruding bar units are disposed in a horizontal direction,and each include a second protruding bar configured to be inserted intoa corresponding one of the second seat depressions formed in the columnpart and a second elastic unit provided between a bottom surface of thesecond seat depression and the second protruding bar and configured topress the second protruding bar; the second openings have apredetermined height in a height direction so that the first protrudingbars are selectively lifted and lowered in a state of being projectedout of the second openings while being lowered in conjunction with thelowering of the column part; and the second protruding bars reach thereception depressions and are inserted into the reception depressionswhile being lowered in conjunction with the lowering of the column part.5. The vehicle stopping apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the cooperativeoperation bar is formed in a cross shape, and the first openings formedin the case are four in number; the second protruding bar units providedin the column part are installed at lower locations than the firstprotrusion bar units, and are disposed in intersecting directions; andan elastic support portion is disposed on a bottom of the column part.6. The vehicle stopping apparatus of claim 1, further comprising aninformation communication unit provided inside the case and configuredto store detection information regarding the lowering of the column partand to transmit the detection information to a user.
 7. The vehiclestopping apparatus of claim 6, wherein the information communicationunit comprises a load cell-type detection sensor configured to detect adegree to which the first protruding bars are lowered.
 8. The vehiclestopping apparatus of claim 2, further comprising an informationcommunication unit provided inside the case and configured to storedetection information regarding the lowering of the column part and totransmit the detection information to a user.
 9. The vehicle stoppingapparatus of claim 3, further comprising an information communicationunit provided inside the case and configured to store detectioninformation regarding the lowering of the column part and to transmitthe detection information to a user.
 10. The vehicle stopping apparatusof claim 4, further comprising an information communication unitprovided inside the case and configured to store detection informationregarding the lowering of the column part and to transmit the detectioninformation to a user.
 11. The vehicle stopping apparatus of claim 5,further comprising an information communication unit provided inside thecase and configured to store detection information regarding thelowering of the column part and to transmit the detection information toa user.